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Nearly 40 percent of all openly lesbian, gay or bisexual employees say that they've experienced discrimination or harassment at work, according to a 2011 study by the Williams Institute. And 9 percent say that they've lost a job because they were openly gay.

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OMG! Really? WHO gives a big shi# about what others do? Really??? If you are LUCKY enough to find someone to spend your life with you should NOT be penalized for it. Mind you own fu**ing business. And I am a straight woman who teaches my children about alternative lifestyles. Lets not "grow" another several decades of "haters."

i dnt see the problem..... there are PLENTY of state that dnt have a problem with it..... you can always move to a gay friendly state... rolmfao... smh... suks to be you... no pun intended..bwaaaaahahaa

The operative word is CAN.There are alot of homosexuals working in these Red States that haven't lost their jobs, and probadly never will.I'm not sure why except for the Big O so much has been comming up about Gay people?

Getting fired for being a homosexual is a viable solution to a stable environment for all normal workers for all the obvious reasons that we all know about. When an employer has a homosexual worker its quite possible that he/she or the workers themselves have to pay a higher health insurance policy because of the strong possibility they will get the aids virus and have a elongated suffering and finally death which will increase the costs of running a business. Each day as more information is made aware of the aids virus spread, workers would be paranoid about things that homosexuals touch. Things like being afraid to use the water fountain etc. And what if you come in contact with blood of a homosexual? accidents do happen. Some readers may look at this writing as being somewhat paranoid, they are the gay ones or those who are personally affected, the rest wish to be politically correct but feel just as i do but thats the silent great majority. I hold no ill will against homosexuals but facts are facts and I wont live a lie, will you?

Your comment clearly illustrates your ignorance of the AIDS virus. You can not get it from causual contact, only through bodily fluids. I have yet to have a job that I exhacnged bodily fluids with anyone. Second, the assumption that if a person is gay, then they have HIV is also horrendously bigoted and misinformed. Just because a person is gay does not mean they have the AIDS virus. A straight person is also liable to become infected by HIV - so obviously by your reasoning, straight people should not be emplyed either. Please do yourself a favor and get an education - it might prevent future ill-informed and bigoted outbursts.

You are insane, and no I'm not one of the "gay ones" your homophobic post lists. Heterosexuals are the highest number of AIDS carriers, are you going to demand mandatory testing and fire them all? You shouldn't be allowed to post until you get an education, or at least a soul.

I do believe there are certain jobs gay people should not hold. Teacher or camp counselor, for example. I know not all gay people are pedophiles, nor would many discuss their lifestyle in the classroom. But why put the lighter by the gasoline can if you want to avoid a fire?

I am gay ( happy ) all the time--and so they can fire me for being happy???? Now--on the other hand --if they are talking about being homosexual -then that's a whole different story.Stop using the word gay ( happy) and queer (odd) to mean homosexual.I went to a gay (happy) party and they served some very queer ( odd and unusual) food items.

I guess that this argument will never end straight or gay. Why can't people get along. If you do not like them don't associate with them but in most of the cases you would probably be missing out on a truly fine friend.I have known and worked with several of both genders and they do not push to be your friend or force you to try and change your attitude they are some of the nicest people you would ever meet. If you do ever get over the homophatic attitude you have and take them for the person that they are you would be greatly surprised.

Would the fact that Aids got it's start via Homosexual activity have anything to do with it? Over 26 million have died from it world wide and counting. It continues to spread among Heterosexuals with no sign of eventual abatement. Only hope is a complete cure although there has been some inroads of the HIV affliction. Let us pray........